(a) whether the Government have studied the facts etc. given
in the Human Development Report released by the United Nations
Development Programme; and
(b) if so, the details of the steps taken by the Government
for removing the said lacunas and shortcomings of India as
pointed out in the report and to assess the basic problems
linked with human development and also towards achieving the
fixed targets?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (PROF. RITA VERMA)
(a) & (b): The contents of the global Human Development Report (HDR), 2002 prepared by the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) have been noted by the Government. The Human
Development Sectors, especially Primary Health Care and
Elementary Education have received a substantial step up in
allocations in the Tenth Five Year Plan.